Under 13 Australian Championships

The Under 13 Australian Championships are Field Hockey tournaments held annually in Australia. The tournament hosts ten teams from around Australia, one (or two) from each of the eight states. The event is split into men's and women's tournaments, played usually in the middle of the year.

In the 2016 edition, VIC Blue won the boy's tournament by finishing on top of the pool, they were followed by NSW State in second and WA Lightning in third.^[1] In the girl's tournament, VIC Blue finished top of the pool, followed by NSW State in second, and SA in third.^[2]

Competition Format

The tournament is played in a round robin format, with each team facing each other once. At the conclusion of the round robin, final ranking in the pool determines final ranking overall.

Since the 2013 edition, the Under 13 Australian Championships has been run in tandem with the Australian Hockey League.

Competition Rules

The tournament has not adapted FIH rules of four 15–minute quarters, but rather plays matches in two 20–minute halves, in order to account for the expansion of 12 teams from other National Australian Championships.

Boy's Tournament

Results

• Note: as finals matches are not played, no scores have been included, but final positions have been displayed.

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2014 Details	Adelaide, SA		NSW State		VIC Blue		QLD Cutters		Team SA
2015 Details	Darwin, Northern Territory		VIC Blue		NSW State		QLD Sabre		WA Lightning
2016 Details	Perth, WA		VIC Blue		NSW State		WA Lightning		QLD Sabre
2017 Details	Perth, WA

Team Performances

Team	2014	2015	2016	2017	Total
Team ACT	10th	10th	10th	TBD	4
NSW State	1st	2nd	2nd	TBD	4
NSW Blue	6th	6th	8th	TBD	4
Team NT	11th	12th	9th	TBD	4
QLD Cutters	3rd	7th	6th	TBD	4
QLD Sabre	5th	3rd	4th	TBD	4
Team SA	4th	9th	7th	TBD	4
Team TAS	12th	11th	11th	TBD	4
VIC Blue	2nd	1st	1st	TBD	4
VIC White	7th	8th	12th	TBD	4
WA Lightning	8th	4th	3rd	TBD	4
WA Storm	9th	5th	5th	TBD	4
Total	12	12	12	12	48

Girl's Tournament

Results

• Note: as finals matches are not played, no scores have been included, but final positions have been displayed.

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2014 Details	Brisbane, QLD		NSW State		QLD Embers		VIC Blue		QLD Cinders
2015 Details	Sydney, NSW		NSW State		VIC Blue		QLD Cinders		QLD Embers
2016 Details	Perth, WA		VIC Blue		NSW State		Team SA		NSW Blue
2017 Details	Perth, WA

Team Performances

Team	2014	2015	2016	2017	Total
Team ACT	8th	12th	11th	TBD	4
NSW State	1st	1st	2nd	TBD	4
NSW Blue	6th	7th	4th	TBD	4
Team NT	12th	11th	12th	TBD	4
QLD Cinders	4th	3rd	7th	TBD	4
QLD Embers	2nd	4th	8th	TBD	4
Team SA	11th	10th	3rd	TBD	4
Team TAS	9th	9th	10th	TBD	4
VIC Blue	3rd	2nd	1st	TBD	4
VIC White	10th	6th	9th	TBD	4
WA Emeralds	5th	5th	5th	TBD	4
WA Rubies	7th	8th	6th	TBD	4
Total	12	12	12	12	48

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